Where does “hnefafylli” come from?

hnefafylli (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hnefi, from Old Norse hnefi.

hnefafylli (Icelandic): handful, fistful

Definitions

  1. handful, fistful

Ancestry of “hnefafylli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnefia fist; a handful, a fistful, what a clenched...
2Old Norsehnefi—
Every word from Old Norse hnefi →Every word from Icelandic hnefi →